So many serious mistakes in NASA's Mars Samples Environmental Impact Statement it needs a clean restart - omits major impacts – uses old science later overturned – statements cited to sources that say the opposite – no response to significant public concerns – “Purpose and need” should permit a sterilized return as a reasonable alternative action - and size limit needs a new review first, a decade after the ESF in 2012 reduced the size of particle to contain from 0.2 to 0.05 microns
Abstract:The cites for this draft NASA EIS are so flawed that it’s unsalvageable. The statements they make contradict the findings of numerous panels of experts in the Mars sample return studies including the ones they themselves cite.If NASA uses this as their final EIS, and it gets taken to the courts, NASA won’t have a case, It will fail basic review, just checking the EIS’s own cites.However, I suggest with some changes the proposed action can go ahead in a way that is safe for the environment and maximizes return… Show more
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